News bites: Samsung shifts focus to software

The New York Timesdiscusses the rise in "instant gratification" shopping, including a partnership between MasterCard and Condé Nast that will allow Condé Nast readers to instantly purchase products in its magazines, to be announced Tuesday.

Adblock Plus has accepted 9.5 percent of online advertisers that apply to be "whitelisted" and does not whitelist ads that come with tracking, VentureBeat reports.